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but obviously they weren't using silk now because we're talking about parachutes and everything else. and the thing is it's rayon. and that was terribly fashionable at the time. and do you ever think about values of these? not at all. i haven't any idea, no. in a specialist vintage auction, you know, you're certainly talking this one maybe £200. this one, again, this beautiful silk, the wallis simpson connection i think again £200. in a special sale, possibly slightly more. and this one, although not the beautiful silk but very much rayon, the 1940s style is very in at the moment. young people really love the 1940s. and i could see somebody paying at least £200 for this. so you have a lovely collection here. yes. thank you. and with all the photographs, too. marvelous. thank you very much. the english excelled in the manufacture of dueling pistols and after about 1770 when gentlemen stopped wearing swords they then didn't have the means to settle their differences. this is a long time before they got lawyers involved. it would be settled expensively, but less bloodily. and so they
but obviously they weren't using silk now because we're talking about parachutes and everything else. and the thing is it's rayon. and that was terribly fashionable at the time. and do you ever think about values of these? not at all. i haven't any idea, no. in a specialist vintage auction, you know, you're certainly talking this one maybe £200. this one, again, this beautiful silk, the wallis simpson connection i think again £200. in a special sale, possibly slightly more. and this one,...
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and then use a drop of testing fluid. all right. if i put a drop of testing fluid onto that little scratch mark that i make on the touch stone and if it goes green it's metal. if it stays the same color it's not metal. are you happy with that? yes, fine. fine. you ready, everybody? i'm going to get my glasses out for this. i'll just get my touchstone. and what i'm going to do is i'm gently going to rub-- can you see underneath the coil here of the horn? i think that is a position where it's simply-- you know, it's not going to damage it. it's just rubbing the surface onto the touchstone. ( squeaking ) now do you see that? look, i've made that little yellow mark there. ( all laugh ) oh, i can't see. what did she pay for it? £25. £25. congratulations. you own a bangle worth 7,000. oh! oh! you're joking. ( applause ) good god. i like it a bit better now. ( all laugh ) well, you've heard that expression "all that glisters is not gold," and with that magic solution john benjamin is able to give us the answer. that is a roadshow first f
and then use a drop of testing fluid. all right. if i put a drop of testing fluid onto that little scratch mark that i make on the touch stone and if it goes green it's metal. if it stays the same color it's not metal. are you happy with that? yes, fine. fine. you ready, everybody? i'm going to get my glasses out for this. i'll just get my touchstone. and what i'm going to do is i'm gently going to rub-- can you see underneath the coil here of the horn? i think that is a position where it's...
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he used them. oh, he used to walk along like this with the candlesticks. do you ever do that at home? uh, no. no, it might be a bit dangerous, mightn't it? yeah. they're beautiful, though, aren't they? so you want to find out a little bit more about them? well, let's find someone who can tell you. well, on a day like today was, we do have a bit of sunshine. i think really we could do with just a little bit more to show this to its absolute best. i've only come across a couple of these in my time, and they've always debated where they're from and who made them, but i'm hoping you can shed a little bit of light on it for me. tell me, how did you come to own it? well, it came to me from my grandfather. i've always known it, because ever since i was tiny, it was in my grandfather's house. he came to own it because he did some private work as an accountant, and one of his clients was not able to pay, and he took this in lieu of payment. i think what may not be immediately apparent to the viewer is quite how this is made, because whilst we have what i can best d
he used them. oh, he used to walk along like this with the candlesticks. do you ever do that at home? uh, no. no, it might be a bit dangerous, mightn't it? yeah. they're beautiful, though, aren't they? so you want to find out a little bit more about them? well, let's find someone who can tell you. well, on a day like today was, we do have a bit of sunshine. i think really we could do with just a little bit more to show this to its absolute best. i've only come across a couple of these in my...
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and it tells me to use your eyes and use your brain and connect the two and don't take anything for granted. and what about your best... the thing you love best in your collection? it's this. it's... that. piece of shattered bone and metal. do you know what it is? any guesses? this was a pen knife was it? yeah. cheap old penknife. sort of class of knife that was carried by all kinds of people-- farmers, workers. you name it. it's very special to me. why is this so special to you? it was my grandfather's. my maternal grandfather, who is corporal samuel robinson of the seventh battalion. the royal west kent regiment. and that was about sam robinson's person when it was hit by either a machine gun bullet or a piece of shell fragment and it clearly took most of the force of the impact, and he survived the first world war. ( gasps ) so if this had been a little bit to the left a little bit to the right... you and i would not be speaking today. gosh, that's a slightly sobering thought, isn't it? a very sobering thought. and this is him, is it? that is he, indeed. yes. there he is, in his uniform,
and it tells me to use your eyes and use your brain and connect the two and don't take anything for granted. and what about your best... the thing you love best in your collection? it's this. it's... that. piece of shattered bone and metal. do you know what it is? any guesses? this was a pen knife was it? yeah. cheap old penknife. sort of class of knife that was carried by all kinds of people-- farmers, workers. you name it. it's very special to me. why is this so special to you? it was my...
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george jones all use that sort of color. i suppose... i don't know the price of an aspidistra. but i'd have to say that the antique market is subject to the same foibles of many other markets insofar as prices change, and prices alter. but you're looking at somewhere between £6,000 and 8,000. gosh. it's pin money to people like this, i realize. but having said that, the bad news is, if we were having this conversation let's say, ten or 12 years ago, it may have been worth £8,000 to 10,000. but the good news is that the price of aspidistras is very much the same. ( laughter ) thank you so much. thank you. thanks very much. what do you think this is? i thought it was a golf club. you thought? have you done some research on it or looked into what you think it is? i had a look on the internet, and couldn't find anything like it. no golf clubs like this at all on the internet? no. not at all. how extraordinary. let's look at some of the features. first of all, on the head, this is just beautiful, isn't it? ivory and ebony inlai
george jones all use that sort of color. i suppose... i don't know the price of an aspidistra. but i'd have to say that the antique market is subject to the same foibles of many other markets insofar as prices change, and prices alter. but you're looking at somewhere between £6,000 and 8,000. gosh. it's pin money to people like this, i realize. but having said that, the bad news is, if we were having this conversation let's say, ten or 12 years ago, it may have been worth £8,000 to 10,000....
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for us, it was border line. got a little ice out of this for us. for the most part, though, this is in the form of rain. we're not really going to be finished with this storm until friday. and a couple of different forms. one being the wind that is outside, too. we'll have more on that coming up. back inside. >> bernadette, thank you. wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings, and your updated first warning forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com at any time. >>> wjz is following breaking news in washington, d.c. chuck hagel has been confirmed. he will be the next defense secretary of the united states. a few minutes ago, the senate backed the president's nominee in a vote, 58-41, with four republicans joining democrats. and the vote ended a contentious fight over the president's second choice for his second term national security team. >>> today, the u.s. supreme court hears awrmtsds -- arguments from maryland officials who want approval for police to take dna samples from people arrested for a crime. 28 states in the federal government alrea
for us, it was border line. got a little ice out of this for us. for the most part, though, this is in the form of rain. we're not really going to be finished with this storm until friday. and a couple of different forms. one being the wind that is outside, too. we'll have more on that coming up. back inside. >> bernadette, thank you. wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings, and your updated first warning forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com at any time. >>> wjz is...
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to calm us down and saying very frequently, he would not kill us. >> he said, i don't have a problem with you. i just want to clear my name. >> reporter: dorner had been keeping an eye on jim ask karen for days and although he had broken in and tied them up, he felt compelled to pay them an unexpected compliment. >> he said we are very hard workers, we're good people. he talked about how he could see jim working on the snow every day. >> said he had been watching us and saw me shoveling the snow. >> reporter: dorner left the couple behind and tried to take their car. but he soon returned. asking how to start their keyless nissan. later, the reynolds' managed to undo their restraints and call police. a few hours later, the manhunt was over. [ gunshots ] and although the reynolds were aware of dorner's alleged trail of violence, they couldn't help but feel some compassion for their captor. >> i didn't wish him dead, though, at any point. i really didn't. i prayed for him a lot. and i'm praying for his family now. >> reporter: jim and karen reynolds say they do in the expect to receive
to calm us down and saying very frequently, he would not kill us. >> he said, i don't have a problem with you. i just want to clear my name. >> reporter: dorner had been keeping an eye on jim ask karen for days and although he had broken in and tied them up, he felt compelled to pay them an unexpected compliment. >> he said we are very hard workers, we're good people. he talked about how he could see jim working on the snow every day. >> said he had been watching us and...